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Abels, Richard Philip. Lordship and Military Obligation in Anglo-Saxon England. Berkeley: California UP, 1988, xii, 313 pp. Anglo-Saxon Fyrd, actually, landfryd & scypfyrd, a type of tenure for defense of the realm.*****
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anglo-saxon, middle ages (400-1399), recruitment, recruit, recruiting, conscription, conscript, draft, mandatory service
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Aberdeen and Tremain, Isabel, Countess of. Edward Majoribanks, Lord Tweedmouth, Knight, 1849-1909: Notes and Recollections. London: Constable, 1909, vi, 158 pp. First Lord.
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20th century, twentieth, Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , First Lord, civilian head of Admiralty , personality, prominent leader, noted person
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Aberg, Alan. "Saving the Victory." Mariner's Mirror, 91 (May 2005): 358-68. "Save the Victory," initiative of Society for Nautical Research, specifically that of Prince Louis of Battenberg; Fund launched in 1922; James Caird a prominent contributor; still exists & contributory.
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HMS Victory, ship of the line, flagship of Nelson, current floating museum, Save The Victory Fund , association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium
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Aberg, Alan. "The Society for Nautical Research, 1910-2005." Bicentennial Edition of The Nelson Dispatch, 8 (December 2005): 867-72. Historical survey by the then chairman.
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association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium, HMS Victory, ship of the line, flagship of Nelson, current floating museum, Save The Victory Fund
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Aberg, Alan. "Artefacts from Wrecks: An Endnote." See M. Redknap, Artefacts from Wrecks, pp. 229-31.
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nautical archaeology, wreck, archaeology, artefact, artifact, study report , ship, boat, vessel, wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology
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Abernathy, Cecil. Mr. Pepys of Seething Lane: A Narrative Based on Pepys' Diary. New York: McGraw-Hill; London: Allen, 1957, 1958, 384 pp.
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17th century, seventeenth, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , Pepys, Samuel, Secretary to Admiralty, famous diary , Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Abernathy, David B. The Dynamics of Global Dominance: European Overseas Empires, 1415-1980. New Haven: Yale UP, 2000, 2001, viii, 524 pp.
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colonialism; enterprise; exploration; imperialism; sea power;
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exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , colonialism, colony, enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , sea power
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Abeshouse, Benjamin Samuel. A Medical History of Napoleon Bonaparte. Norwich: Eaton Laboratories, 1964.
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19th century, nineteenth, health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon, Napoleon, War of French Revolution and Napoleon, Egyptian Campaign, St. Helena, exile, prisoner under British , prisoner of war, prisoner, convict
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Abraham, J. Johnston. The Surgeon's Log: Impressions of the Far East. London: Chapman & Hall, 1911, 1912, 1913, xiv, 302 pp. Memoir.
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20th century, twentieth, Far East, East Asia, Southeast Asia, health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography
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Abraham, Mildred K., ed. The Grand Tour and Beyond: British Travel Narratives of the Continent, the Middle and Far East, Africa and the American Colonies, 1700-1825: Selected and Annotated. An Exhibition in the Department of Rare Books, University of Virginia Library, 22 February-30 April 1981. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Library, 1982, 73 pp. Folio; "grand tour" education process, especially 1763-1793.
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18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); education; Far East; memoir;
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18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , education, educate, training, train, teaching, teach, schooling, school, learning, learn, Far East, East Asia, Southeast Asia
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Abramson, Howard S. Hero in Disgrace: The Life of Arctic Explorer Frederick A. Cook. New York: Paragon, 1991, xix, 251 pp. Foreword: Warren Cook; from Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1909; Frederick A. Cook Society.
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20th C. (1900-1999); Antarctic; association; exploration; personality;
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20th century, twentieth, Antarctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, South Pole , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , personality, prominent leader, noted person , association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium
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Abranson, Erik. Sailors of the Great Sailing Ships. Macdonald Living History Series. London: Macdonald, 1977, 1978, 61 pp. Illus: Edward Mortelmans; trans (F); juvenile literature.
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age of sail, seamanship, seafaring, navigation, professional competence , ship, boat, vessel
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Abshire, David M. "The Naval Battle of Navarino, 1827." USNIP, 85 (January 1959): 92-97. 27 October 1827, off coast of Greece; British, French & Russian vs. Turko-Egyptian squadrons; Edward Codrington, Allied Commander.
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19th C. (1800-1899); Anglo-Egyptian; Anglo-French; battles; Mediterranean Sea;
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19th century, nineteenth, battles, Anglo-French, France , Anglo-Egyptian, Egypt , Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command
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Abulafia, David, ed. The Mediterranean in History. London: Thames & Hudson; Los Angeles: Paul Getty Museum, 2003, 320 pp. Large folio, over 300 illustrations; 8 essays, some cited; sea power, maritime empires, e.g., Venetian, Genoese, Ottoman, French, British, Italian & Arabian, trade, war from the earliest times; praise for Fernand Braudel.
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expansion; exploration; Mediterranean Sea; Middle Ages (400-1399); sea power; venice arsenal;
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expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , middle ages (400-1399), sea power, venice arsenal
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Abulafia, David. A Mediterranean Emporium: The Catalan Kingdom of Majorca. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1994, xxii, 292 pp. Leader of European maritime activity; opened routes to Atlantic.
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age of sail; Atlantic World; commerce; expansion; Mediterranean Sea;
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age of sail, commerce, trade, business, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence
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Abulafia, David. The Discovery of Mankind: Atlantic Encounters in the Age of Columbus. New Haven: Yale UP, 2008, 408 pp.
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); age of sail; Atlantic World; exploration;
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age of sail, Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence , 15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure
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Abulafia, David. The Western Mediterranean Kingdoms, 1200-1500: The Struggle for Dominion. Medieval World Series. London: Longman, 1997, xix, 300 pp.
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expansion; Mediterranean Sea; Middle Ages (400-1399); sea power;
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expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , sea power, middle ages (400-1399)
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Abulafia, David. The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean (Oxford University Press, 2011) 783 pages
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); 20th C. (1900-1999); maritime history; Mediterranean Sea;
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maritime history, naval history , Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , 15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth
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Acerra, Martine & Martiniere, Guy, eds. Coligny, les Protestants et la mer. Paris: Paris-Sorbonne UP, 1997, 277 pp. Essays, some cited; conference, Rochefort & La Rochelle, October 1996.
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association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium, Anglo-French, France , education, educate, training, train, teaching, teach, schooling, school, learning, learn
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Acerra, Martine & Meyer, Jean. L'Empire Des Mers: Des Galions aux Clippers. London: Nathan, 1990, 282 pp. Lavishly illustrated; Madam Acerra, leading French naval historian; essays on development of shipping, naval & merchant.
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Anglo-French, France , historian, history, historical, merchant marine, sea power, ship, boat, vessel
Abbreviations | |
AHR | American Historical Review |
Alb | Albion |
alt | alternate |
Am Nep | American Neptune |
AQ & DJ | Army Quarterly and Defence Journal |
ASLIB | Association of Libraries (Dissertations & Master's Theses) |
BIHR | Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research |
Can His Rev | Canadian Historical Review |
Can J His | Canadian Journal of History |
comp | Compiled by |
DAI | Dissertation Abstracts International |
EcHR | Economic History Review |
ed | editor or edited by |
EnHR | English Historical Review |
HisAHR | Hispanic American Historical Review |
HJ | Historical Journal (Cambridge Historical Journal) |
His Res | Historical Research |
His Tod | History Today |
Intell & Nat Sec | Intelligence and National Security |
IJ Mar His | International Journal of Maritime History |
IJ Nau Arch | International Journal of Nautical Archaeology |
IHR | International History Review |
intro | introduction |
J Am His | Journal of American History |
J Asian His | Journal of Asian History |
JBS | Journal of British Studies |
J Cont His | Journal of Contemporary History |
J Econ His | Journal of Economic History |
JI & CH | Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History |
J Mar Res | Journal for Maritime Research |
J Mil His | Journal of Military History |
J Mod His | Journal of Modern History |
JRUSI | Journal of the Royal United Service Institution or Institute |
J Soc His | Journal of Social History |
JSAHR | Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research |
J Stra Stu | Journal of Strategic Studies |
J Trans His | Journal of Transport History |
J Wor His | Journal of World History |
MM | Mariner's Mirror |
Mil Aff | Military Affairs |
NHS | Naval History Symposium (USNA) |
NMM | National Maritime Museum |
Nav Rev | Naval Review |
NWCR | Naval War College Review (US) |
Nel Dis | Nelson Dispatch |
NIP | Naval Institute Press |
Nor Mar | Northern Mariner |
Pac His Rev | Pacific Historical Review |
P & P | Past and Present |
Traf Chron | Trafalgar Chronicle |
trans | translated by |
UP | University Press |
USNIP | Proceedings of the Naval Institute |
Vic Stu | Victorian Studies |
War & Soc | War and Society |
War in His | War in History |
W&MQ | William and Mary Quarterly |
WSS | World Ship Society |